When I first watched “The Hunger Games”, I was amazed by the underlying themes that the story contains, such as issues of corporate power, the 99% vs Wall Street, our superficial media culture, to name but a few. Much like Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”, it serves as an allegory of America and it illuminates fearsome problems in our society and government. I would even go as far to say that it is one of the most important stories in our era since it dares to challenge the status quo and…

Problem is that there is often a psychic hole in us that permits people to make their incessant demands without us setting limits. We need to be needed. It's a dark abyss of a most nontransfomational sort to require the neediness of others in order to manufacture an ostensible…

When head space gets clogged, a psychological complex has kicked in. it could be that we're unconsciously trying to please a mother or father figure. There's a chance that power needs or an old habit of tying into depressive attitudes has us by the throat and won't let go. Whatever is causing it, a complex clogs up head space and can pull us down into the dumps.

The good thing is that the dumps carry the seeds of potential change. It's like a built-in compost heap for the psyche. When…

It’s easy to counter the racially coded statements of right-wingers and Tea Party spokespersons. But it serves no purpose other than for entertainment. John Stewart does this four evenings a week, preaching to his choir. It’s much more difficult, but potentially more important, to identify the purposes of our real media gatekeepers. Let’s think in terms of concentric circles.